Finding Home (2006)
“She said the words cheerfully, as if ignorant of the animosity thriving between father and son. She hoped it would eventually be a thing of the past.
The steely look in Jim’s eyes told her that day had yet to come.
“Don’t bother.” And then he smiled at her. “Just as long as you can come.” Jim glanced at his watch. His languid manner disappeared. “Wow, it’s later than I thought. I’ve got to jet, Mom. I’ll see you later.”
Later.
The word hung between them, a vague promise without form or structur...e. But she knew better than to try to pin him down to a time or date.
“Later,” she echoed. As he began to leave, she put her hand on his arm. Jim raised his brow, waiting. “How are you fixed for money?”
The shrug was careless. “I have it.”
She knew what that meant. That his cash flow had turned into a dribble. “Want to have more?”
It wasn’t really a question. She reached into her purse and took several twenties out of her wallet.
Jim took a step back. “Mom, it’s not necessary.”MoreLess
The steely look in Jim’s eyes told her that day had yet to come.
“Don’t bother.” And then he smiled at her. “Just as long as you can come.” Jim glanced at his watch. His languid manner disappeared. “Wow, it’s later than I thought. I’ve got to jet, Mom. I’ll see you later.”
Later.
The word hung between them, a vague promise without form or structur...e. But she knew better than to try to pin him down to a time or date.
“Later,” she echoed. As he began to leave, she put her hand on his arm. Jim raised his brow, waiting. “How are you fixed for money?”
The shrug was careless. “I have it.”
She knew what that meant. That his cash flow had turned into a dribble. “Want to have more?”
It wasn’t really a question. She reached into her purse and took several twenties out of her wallet.
Jim took a step back. “Mom, it’s not necessary.”MoreLess
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